Company Description
MidChains is a pioneering institutional digital asset and cryptocurrency trading platform operating under the robust regulatory frameworks of the UAE in both Dubai and Abu Dhabi. As one of the first fully regulated virtual asset trading platforms in the UAE, we are backed by sovereign wealth funds and leading international investors including Mubadala Investment Company, Lunate, Miami International Holdings, Brevan Howard and others.
Our platform serves institutions, brokerages, high-frequency traders, family offices, corporate treasuries and asset managers with comprehensive digital asset services including trading, custody, and OTC solutions. We pride ourselves on providing institutional-grade infrastructure while democratizing access to digital asset markets and services through our transparent, secure, and compliant operations.
Postion Overview:
The Treasury Officer will play a critical role in supporting MidChains daily cash management, settlements, and treasury operations within a fast-paced, institutional digital asset trading environment. This role is responsible for ensuring accurate, timely, and compliant execution of banking settlements, reconciliations, and cash movements across multiple currencies and platforms. Working closely with trading, operations, finance teams, and external banking partners, the Treasury Officer will help maintain strong operational controls, support reporting and audits, and contribute to the continuous improvement of treasury and middle-office processes in a highly regulated and growing organization.
Responsibilities:
- Manage daily banking settlements across multiple accounts and currencies.
- Coordinate with banks and payment service providers on settlement issues, payment investigations, and cut-off timings.
- Execute and monitor SWIFT and SEPA payments, ensuring compliance with internal controls and banking requirements.
- Perform daily reconciliations between bank statements, trading systems, internal ledgers and sub-ledgers.
- Investigate and resolve breaks related to cash movements, fees, funding, and settlements.
- Liaise with trading, operations, and finance teams as needed to resolve discrepancies efficiently.
- Prepare and manage daily ERP uploads, including settlement files, blotter files, cash movement and funding data.
- Ensure data integrity between trading platforms, ERP systems, and bank records.
- Support month-end and period-end close activities related to treasury and cash accounts.
- Maintain strong operational controls and documentation around treasury processes.
- Produce daily and ad-hoc cash and settlement reports for internal stakeholders.
- Support audits (internal and external) by providing documentation and explanations of treasury activities.
- Identify opportunities to improve automation, workflows, and controls within treasury and middle-office processes.
Qualifications:
- 2–5+ years of experience in treasury, middle office, operations, or settlements, preferably within brokerage firms, banks, fintech or payments companies.
- Exposure to high-volume transactions and time-sensitive settlement processes.
- Strong working knowledge of: ERP systems (e.g., NetSuite, SAP, Oracle, or similar), Excel (advanced formulas, pivots, data validation, MS Power Tools and VBA a plus)
- Banking systems, including SWIFT and SEPA payment rails.
- Experience handling settlement files, blotter files, and reconciliation data feeds.
- Solid understanding of cash management, settlements, and payment flows.
- Familiarity with trading lifecycle concepts.
- High attention to detail and strong analytical skills.
- Ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
- Strong communication skills for working with internal teams and external banking partners.